Chief Dan George
Acting
Chief Dan George OC (July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was also an actor, musician, poet and author; his best-known written work was "My Heart Soars". As an actor, he is best remembered for portraying Old Lodge Skins opposite Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Born: July 24, 1899 · British Columbia, Canada
Filmography (17)
TV
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
Actor
Nothing Personal
1980
Actor: Oscar
Americathon
1979
Actor: Sam Birdwater
TV
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Actor
TV
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Actor: Lone Wolf
Shadow of the Hawk
1976
Actor: Old Man Hawk
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
Actor: Lone Watie
Harry and Tonto
1974
Actor: Sam Two Feathers
The Bears and I
1974
Actor: Chief Peter A-Tas-…
Alien Thunder
1974
Actor: Sounding Sky
TV
Kung Fu
1972
Actor: Ancient Warrior
Little Big Man
1970
Actor: Old Lodge Skins
TV
McCloud
1970
Actor
Smith!
1969
Actor: Ol' Antoine
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Actor: Self - Guest
TV
The High Chaparral
1967
Actor: Chief Morales
TV
Bonanza
1959
Actor: Red Cloud